Relating the story of the engagement, the pilots said that, shortly after the bombing started, they could see "wave after wave of Chinese troops pouring forward in a vigorous onslaught on the Japanese lines."
They could not tell, however, when ther the Chinese had succeeded in crossing the Hwai River from the northern bank, Severe fighting, they added, was still in progress Previous to the counter-offensive, Chinese reports state, the Japanese made several attempts to make a forced crossing of the Hwai river in motor-boats at two points—from the south bank, in the vicinity of Maotangchi, and also near the Pengpu railway bridge,
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